Coal-wagon body.



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COAL WAGON BODY.

APPLICAUUN msu Nov.22.1912.

Patented July n, 1916.

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` Application tiled November 231B, 19M. tt/ariel No. fftttet To ZZ whom z'' may concern.'

lie it known that i, dosnrri lonnwinnii, e citizen of the il nited States. residine' et 1 l D Philadelphie county of llnledel ellis State of the character ond'type referred to which is strong and durable ond capable of Withstanding the rough usage to which such bodiesere subjected.v

of "insylvonia, have inode e eertein new and useful invention in CoelfWeg'on Bodies, of which the following is n, specification.

This invention relates to cool Wagon bodiest 35 tively, of 1.'

The object of the invention is to provide e coal wagon body which is simple lin construction, strong and durable ond economicel. 'to manufacture.

A. further object of the invention is to provide e. sheet nietel for cool Wagons and similar vehicle-e, and to strengthen end render the seme rigid and capable of Withstanding,r the rough usage to which such de vices are subjected. @ther objects of the invention more folly hereinafter.

' invention coneists substantially in constriiction, combination, location and relative arrangement of ports, ell es will will. eppear be more fully hereinafter set forth, as shown in the accompanying dreiving ond finally pointed. out in the appended clarin,

ln the accompanying drznvingV-Figure 1i is o view .in side elevation showing e con o struction ofcoei or other Wagon body ernnodying the princi ples of my invention. Fig.

2 is en end view of the some. Figs. 3, fl, 5,'

6,7 end 8 are detail views inY section on the linee' 3; fi, d; 5, 5; il', d; if, 7; 8, 8, respec- Fig. 9 is o broken detail View in plan of lthe upper corner ofthe vehicle body showing e strengthening gusset.

teriels, the body thereof is, generally, in

the forni of e. hopper, the side end end Wells so end consequence thereof ore rapid y Worn ont, injured, dented or destroyed.

onion@I the special. purposes of my trennen, to provide e Wogen body ii one form of wagon employed for thel to delivery of cool, send, groin, end other machannel formation, suitably applied at the proper f oints, and at the corners or bends of thef ody provide curved connectingn plates end-4 se'cure ell parts together by Welded joints, tliereby, in effect, producing of substantially integral, eiliciently strength ened `and channel ribbed body, shaped to ,the desired hoppercontour and hewn?f e.,

'delivery opening et the Abottom thereo Referringn to the accompanying drawing` and to the various reference numerals oppeering1 thereon 10, 11, designate, respectively the vertical portions of the side and end sheet metal plates composing the body of the wagon, end 12, 13, designate, respectively,- the downwardly inclined or convergingside end end portions of the sheet metal plates. These sheet metal plates are cut and sheped to the required form to produce when assembled together the Wagon body and to forni the hopper shape or outline thereof, as shown. lf desired, Where the -vertical and downwardly inclined portions ofthe side and end lates are se erate from each' other j they are goined by o suitably curved junction plete 14, see Figs. 3, 5 and 7, to form the corners, o1' bendsof the body structure, the edges of the junction plates being Welded to the respectively proximate edges ofthe portions 10,11; 10, 12; or 10, 13, as the case moy be. ln order to strengthen and render more rigid and sturdy the sides and ends of the wagon body l propose to apply thereto suitebleribs formed of sheet metalend suitably .bent into channel formation. Such strengthening ribs are shown et 15, ond ere in the form of substantially U shaped channels flanged et their edges, as indicated at 1 6, which ore applied flatvvise against ond referebly Welded to the outer surface of the body plates 11, 12, 13. lin practice l prefer to form the strengthening channel ribs with e longitudinal tepel', es clearly shown inlEinf. .2, the teper being toword the opper quired for use the chute sections 22,

ends. I also propose to bend the ribs 15, intermediate their ends so that they will conf form to the vertical and downwardly in clined sides or hopper shape thereof. In order to secure strength and. rigidit f at the upper edges of the body, I forni edge ribs 17, in the form of nearly closed channels, the edges of the vertical portions of the side and end plates 10, 11, being received between the lips 18, 19 of said edge ribs and welded therein, as seen most clearly in Fig. 8.

The downwardly inclined body plates 12, 13 converge toward a delivery openingl at the lowest part of the body. In practice I prefer to employ two delivery openings, as indicated at 20, 2l, respectively directed toward opposite sides of the body, so that the contents of the body may be delivered to either side from the wagon. If desired, chute sections 22, may be hinged or otherwise connected to the delivery spouts 20, 21, so as to vdirect the material delivered from the wagon body to any desired point, such, for instance, as into a vault opening in a sidewalk where coal is the material delivered. 'Vhen not remay be Wagon means,

rocked up againstv the side of the `body and secured by any convenient such as a hook 23, and ring 24E. 4

If desired, andJ as shown at 40, Fig. 9, a gusset plate'may be placed inside the corners of the body at`the upper edges thereof and secured, respectively, to the side and end walls thereof, for strengthening purposes. Similarly a gusset plate 41, may also be placed inside the bodyat the angle between the vertical and downwardly inclined por; tions thereof, as indicated on Fig. 2.

The Wagon body may be supported upon or carried by any suitable or convenient frame or chassis, and in any suitable or convenient manner. I have shown a portion of such a frame or chassis at 25, with supporting standards 26 therefrom for carrying the wagon body.

aving now set forth the object and nature of my invention, and a construction embodying the principles thereof, whatA I claim as new and useful and of my own invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent is I* A wagon body composed of sheet metal plates having vertical side and end port-ions and downwardly inclined or converging bottom portions and strengthening ribs channel shape in cross section secured to the exterior .Surfaces of said plates, said ribs being bent intermediate their ends to conform to the angle between the tions of the body, one portion of each rib extending vertically against a side plate and the other portion thereof being secured to the inclined surface of the wagon bottom, all of said parts Secured into an integral structure.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand in the presence of the subscribing witnesses, on this 29th day of October A. D. 1912.

JOSEPH LEDWINKA. Witnesses:

ALLEN M. STEARNE, B. L. DIEHL.

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